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IOF storms school in al-Khalil fires tear gas canisters at students

Monday 12-March-2018

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday morning broke into a Palestinian primary school in al-Khalil chased the students and fired tear gas grenades before the children.

The PIC reporter said that three IOF patrols raided al-Nahda Primary School in the Old City of al-Khalil at the pretext of searching for students who allegedly threw stones at the military jeeps.

As a result many students suffered breathing problems while others had to flee to the adjacent mountains. Two students Ali Abu Esnaina and Hassan al-Takrouri were taken to hospital for treatment.

The school however was closed earlier than usual as a state of panic prevailed among the children.

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